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Peaks Hill kitchen extract cleaning
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Peaks Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Grease, kitchens and Peaks Hill
Look up Peaks Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 102 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 73 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Peaks Hill. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. It’s Croydon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Peaks Hill. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Coloma Convent Girls' School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mark, or anywhere in Peaks Hill, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Commuter trade near Purley station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Peaks Hill is about 1 mile north-west of Purley, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Peaks Hill or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Peaks Hill is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. London is in our area too, about 11 miles from Peaks Hill.
Our technicians cover all of CR8 and SM6 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Furze Lane, Birch Lane and Plough Lane and nearby roads. Main roads around Peaks Hill include the A2022, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north), Woodcote (1 mile south-west), Purley (1 mile south-east) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (12 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (13 miles north).
What’s near Peaks Hill
Around Peaks Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Carshalton Park, Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School and The Foxley Hatch pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Purley station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find St George's Walk (2.4 miles north-east) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (1 mile north-east). The countryside around Peaks Hill includes Duppas Hill and Roundshaw Downs.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Peaks Hill
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Peaks Hill, usually within one working day. If you have fat running down the canopy edge and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, we can put it right, from discharge points, canopies and hoods and extract fans onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Peaks Hill, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Greater London.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Kitchens in Peaks Hill, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Peaks Hill (CR8, SM6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Peaks Hill needs from us.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Places near Peaks Hill
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Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Questions from Peaks Hill
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Peaks Hill?
The local authority for Peaks Hill is Croydon council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Peaks Hill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Peaks Hill can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Peaks Hill businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
What a clean will not put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers